02/27/2014
North Korea Fired 4 Suspected Missiles Into Eastern Waters, Seoul Says
'Wax, the ultimate distillation of marijuana, is so potent that it is said a single hit will keep a person high for more than a day.'
Friday, February 28, 2014
Webpagedigest 02/27/2014
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Webpagedigest 02/26/2014
Government infiltrating websites to 'deny, disrupt, degrade, deceive' - National Government | Examiner.com
'According to some of the newestEdward Snowden leaks...'
'...more than 1 out of every 20 bitcoins in the world vanished without a trace.'
http://mobile.theverge.com/2014/2/26/5450206/who-stole-400-million-from-mt-gox
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8 | Photo Essay: Inside The American West's Mining Boom | Co.Design | business + innovation + design
Who the hell is Linkin Park?
http://musicmachinery.com/2014/02/25/exploring-regional-listening-preferences/
Toons
http://i.imgur.com/RxtIsU9.jpg
http://imgur.com/31ehpWednesday, February 26, 2014
Webpagedigest 02/25/2014
Fukushima's Radioactive Ocean Water Arrives At West Coast : Discovery News
BBC News - North American scientists track incoming Fukushima plume
'The likely scale of the radioactive plume of water from Fukushima due to hit the west coast of North America should be known in the next two months. '
Vegetarian diets may lower blood pressure - Health - Life & Style - Ahram Online
'...because you're all fatty-fat fats, and you really need to pay attention to these goddamn things, people.'
http://gawker.com/youre-getting-new-nutrition-labels-on-your-awful-gross-1530469121
When the Minimum Wage Goes Up, the Menu Price Also Rises - Businessweek
The U.S. Gives the Most Aid to Countries That Hate It the Most | Vocativ
DA drops teacher 'sexting' case, cites ruling - KSWO, Lawton, OK- Wichita Falls, TX: News, Weather, Sports. ABC, 24/7, Telemundo -
USDA spending $3M to feed honeybees in Midwest - KATV - Breaking News, Weather and Razorback Sportshttp://www.katv.com/story/24813975/usda-spending-3m-to-feed-honeybees-in-midwest
http://www.vocativ.com/02-2014/irony-alert-u-s-gives-aid-countries-hate-us/
'Prosecutors have dropped a case against a teacher accused of exchanging sexually explicit texts with a 13-year-old student, alleging that an appeals court ruling found them to be protected speech.'
California Couple Finds $10M Buried Treasure in Back Yard - ABC News
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Vape life: welcome to the weird world of e-cig evangelists | The Verge
Marijuana’s rising acceptance comes after many failures. Is it now legalization’s time? - The Washington Post
http://m.washingtonpost.com/politics/marijuanas-rising-acceptance-comes-after-many-failures-is-it-now-legalizations-time/2014/02/22/9adc8502-98dd-11e3-80ac-63a8ba7f7942_story.html?hpid=z1
Hallucinogenic Plants (PDF)
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Webpagedigest 02/24/2014
The Unrest Around the World Could Come to the U.S. If Things Don’t Change | Economy In Crisis
'As we watch chaos erupt around the world – including in the Ukraine, Venezuela, and Thailand – we must wonder, how did it come to this? The answer often is complex, but the basic idea is this: when a government becomes corrupt and abuses its power, the people will rise up against it. There is no guarantee we will see the same protests in the United States, but if things continue to get worse, there is no guarantee it won’t happen either. Things in the United States are not getting better, and something must change.'
Medvedev Questions Legitimacy Of Ukraine's New Government
Meteorite smashes into moon in largest lunar impact ever recorded
Now That The Games Are Over, What Will Happen To Sochi? : The Edge : NPR
Cover-up? A mysterious death in Texas
Colorado Girl Scouts Not Allowed To Sell Cookies Outside Pot Shops
'Astronomers have captured the moment a lump of rock slammed into the moon with so much force that the bright flash could be seen from Earth with the naked eye.'
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/feb/24/meteorite-moon-largest-lunar-impact-recorded
http://www.npr.org/blogs/theedge/2014/02/24/282082583/now-that-the-games-are-over-what-will-happen-to-sochi
'The Sabine County sheriff determined there was "no foul play,"
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4847290
Taco Bell Rolls Out Breakfast Nationally | CMO Strategy - Advertising Age
http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/taco-bell-rolls-breakfast-nationally/291824/
Monday, February 24, 2014
Webpagedigest 02/23/2014
02/23/2014
How The World's Most Wanted Drug Lord Was Caught
Pics
http://qz.com/180127/will-the-capture-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-drug-trafficker-change-anything/
http://m.newsok.com/article/3936334
http://www.vulture.com/m/2014/02/alec-baldwin-good-bye-public-life.html?mid=twitter_nymag
http://www.vulture.com/m/2014/02/dennis-rodman-north-korea-movie.html
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http://www.newrepublic.com/article/116713/swear-word-history-where-your-favorite-curses-came
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Webpagedigest 02/22/2014
ImperialViolet - Apple's SSL/TLS bug
How to Install Apple's Latest Software Patches Right Now - Yahoo News
U.S. Air Force reveals ‘neighborhood watch' spy satellite program
Pesticides are everywhere, and more dangerous than you realize | The Verge
Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman Arrested: Mexico's Sinaloa Drug Chief Taken Alive
'Yesterday, Apple pushed a rather spooky security update for iOS that suggested that something was horribly wrong with SSL/TLS in iOS...'
' The United States plans to launch a pair of satellites to keep tabs on spacecraft from other countries orbiting 22,300 miles above the planet, as well as to track space debris, the head of Air Force Space Command said.'
More than just Hot Pockets
The Investigators: Dashcam video clears NJ man; Cops now indicted | 7online.com
Stray puppies in Sochi
A History of Humans Loving Inanimate Objects - Pacific Standard: The Science of Society
'This video was only turned over by Bloomfield police after Jeter's attorney filed a request for records...'
Kerrigan looks back, 20 years after Harding drama - Yahoo Newshttps://news.yahoo.com/kerrigan-looks-back-20-years-harding-drama-164214987.html
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Saturday, February 22, 2014
Webpagedigest 02/21/2014
'Americans like guns. A look at public data shows how much: Gun production is up, gun background checks are up — and even gun-related baby names, like Colt and Gunner, are on the rise.'
http://www.thewire.com/politics/2014/02/astonishing-growth-american-gun-culture-three-graphs/358385/
http://m.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2014/02/one-weird-trick-curb-antibiotic-overuse
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'There's an ongoing culture war in America between fitness enthusiasts and automobiles...'
Society today
(humor/pic)
Friday, February 21, 2014
Webpagedigest 02/20/2014
02/20/2014
Sit More, And You're More Likely To Be Disabled After Age 60 : Shots - Health News : NPR
Big Oil, Bad Air
Fracking the Eagle Ford Shale of South Texas'
http://eagleford.publicintegrity.org/
Chevron offers free pizza to make up for deadly fracking explosion | The Verge
Family Chooses Homelessness Over Abandoning Pit Bull | ABC News Blogs - Yahoo
Courageous boy takes a stand - Vernon and North Okanagan News - Castanet.net
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'Do We Want To Eat, Or Do We Want Me To Finish My Degree?'
Why do Japanese people wear surgical masks? It’s not always for health reasons | RocketNews24
The Secret Cities Hidden Between NYC Skyscrapers | Wired Design | Wired.com
'...a Huffington Post series profiling Americans who work hard and yet still struggle to make ends meet.'
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Webpagedigest 02/19/2014
02/19/2014
' Federal regulators will once again try to set rules that make sure broadband providers do not block or slow access to content on the Internet, or charge content providers like Netflix or Amazon for faster Web service.'
Tesla Apple rumors: What would each company gain from a buyout? - CSMonitor.com
J.C. Penney Employee Shares Devastating Photos Of The Iconic Department Store's Demise
McDonald’s worker Heather Levia fired ‘for paying for firefighters’ meals’ | News.com.au
Brother And Sister Caught On Kiss Cam (VIDEO)
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Webpagedigest 02/18/2014
02/18/2014
Iran at talks: No scrapping any nuclear facility - Yahoo News
Iranian hack of US Navy network was more extensive and invasive than previously reported | The Verge
Colo. pot aids kids with seizures, worries doctors
It's Jimmy Fallon's day on 'Tonight Show'
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Who needs sunlight? In Arizona, solar power never sleeps | Ars Technica
I Crashed a Wall Street Secret Society -- Daily Intelligencer
No Bullshit Business Baby - Imgur
(humor/pic)
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Webpagedigest 02/17/2014
02/17/2014
CBC News - North Korea atrocities 'strikingly similar' to Nazi era, UN says
'Star Wars' at sea: Navy ready to deploy laser system this summer - Yahoo News
'...it's not so much about the whiz-bang technology as it is about the economics of such armaments. Both costs pennies on the dollar compared with missiles and smart bombs... '
Reporting From the Web’s Underbelly - NYTimes.com
'Mr. Krebs — a former reporter at The Washington Post who taught himself to read Russian while jogging on his treadmill and who blogs with a 12-gauge shotgun by his side — is so entrenched in the digital underground that he is on a first-name basis with some of Russia’s major cybercriminals. Many call him regularly, leak him documents about their rivals, and try to bribe and threaten him to keep their names and dealings off his blog.'
http://www.demonews.org/of-committees-campaigns-and-communications/
Why An Apple Developer Quit His Job To Invent The Tesla Of Toking Up
Hey Joe: Working dog spooked by war finds home among wounded - News - Stripes
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'You may have wondered how it is that Rob Ford, the mayor of Toronto, has not been shamed from office. Here's how. And why, he tells us, things are likely to get even uglier.'
http://www.esquire.com/_mobile/features/rob-ford-interview-0314
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/prisoners-smuggled-phones
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